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that thing is f-n cool...and you guys are outta yer minds!!! J/K !!! Good luck !!!

sorry gino, i'm not trying to get the last word...

yup. been there. gotta go easy on the paint.

did you clear your preferences? that seems to fix many quirks in flexi.

btw - spray first, weed in the morning.

oh yeah. weed carelfully. may need a little strechy-wetchy.

now wait , i just re-read gino's post. here's how i always did it. kinda old school, huh? wipe your vinyl down with alcohol. run it through the plotter. pin it up on a big peice of clean cardboard or coro and lean it against a clean wall. spray with regular krylon gloss paint. not too...

is he still around?

one more thing - wipe down the vinyl with alcohol before you run it through your plotter.

if you spray / wet the app tape good before you peel it off, it wont pull any paint off. good point , Gino.

ya mean like this? krylon on oracal 651.

feels good to get that off your chest , doesnt it? been there. makes a decent mounter though, so dont launch it yet. maybe get a "big squeegee" instead.

exactamundo

i have had success with krylon out of the can on vinyl - through an airbrush. just spray it into a cup and pour it into your airbrush cup. regular krylon, not the plastic adhesion stuff. it's pretty agressive paint. then clear over it with frog juice. it works nice. have done vehicle graphics...

optikote 10 mil polycarbonate made by optima ???

and go high, those fire guys are extremely proud and particular of their equipment.

are you pulling our collective leg?

does it support transparent bitmaps yet? been hoping.

hi there 37, how ya doin?

Yeah, i thought about distorting the image like i do with cut vinyl on hoods and the like, just not sure it will still fit on 30" perf vinyl. it's gonna be close. i read in another thread that optically clear film and a good cast are essentially the same stock and adhesive, just a different...